{"title":"Performance of cross-polarization filter dedicated for slotted waveguide antenna array","authors":"M. Mazur, J. Wiśniewski","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494409","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper the performance of slotted waveguide antenna array is presented. Due to high level of undesirable cross-polarized lobes some works had to be done to reduce that effect. First, the reason of appearing these lobes was investigated and described. After that two different ways to reduce that phenomenon based on wire and waveguide polarization filter were presented. The simple formulas suitable to analyze both structures were described. Fabricated models of polarization filter were implemented in aperture of antenna array, the performance was measured. That allowed pointing out advantages and disadvantages of these structures utilized in radar antenna arrays and formulating final conclusions.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132489051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Laghezza, F. Berizzi, A. Capria, E. Mese, G. Pupillo, S. Montebugnoli, E. Salerno, M. Di Martino
{"title":"Italian bistatic radar system for surveillance of space debris in Low Earth Orbit","authors":"F. Laghezza, F. Berizzi, A. Capria, E. Mese, G. Pupillo, S. Montebugnoli, E. Salerno, M. Di Martino","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494621","url":null,"abstract":"Space debris are man made objects distributed at different altitudes around Earth. The space debris environment represents a serious hazard for both past and future space activities and a collision avoidance system is desirable to protect operative spacecraft and human activities. In this paper we investigate on the performance of an Italian bistatic C band radar system configuration for surveillance of space debris at the orbital altitude range of the COSMO-SkyMed radar satellites, approximately 620 km. In the nearly future this system should be realized and constituted by the Medicina (Emilia-Romagna) radiotelescope receiver and a continuous wave (CW) transmitter located in Noto (Sicily). The bistatic radar sensitivity, as a function of object size and altitude, is evaluated for both catalogued and uncatalogued objects near COSMO-SkyMed orbit. Finally some simulation results will be presented to show the expected performances of the system.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"198 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132999399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Giudici, L. Maggi, A. M. Guarnieri, J. Medina, M. Völker
{"title":"Roll-steering for improving SAOCOM-SAR performances","authors":"D. Giudici, L. Maggi, A. M. Guarnieri, J. Medina, M. Völker","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494522","url":null,"abstract":"In the design of a spaceborne Synthetic Aperture RADAR mission with multiple modes and swaths, like the forecoming Argentinean constellation SAOCOM, the minimization of the number of beams, Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF) switching, and the optimization of the coverage are fundamental issues. The paper discusses the impact of the roll-steering maneuver on these issues. The optimization of roll-steering with respect to satellite altitude is found by a theoretical analysis on a simplified geometry, and by a numerical approach that accounts for the ellipsoidal earth and all the modes foreseen for the sensor. The solution found for the SAOCOM case, shows that a single set of beams and PRFs can be exploited for all the modes.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130828753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Bandiera, A. De Maio, S. De Nicola, A. Farina, D. Orlando, G. Ricci
{"title":"Adaptive strategies for discrimination between mainlobe and sidelobe signals","authors":"F. Bandiera, A. De Maio, S. De Nicola, A. Farina, D. Orlando, G. Ricci","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494492","url":null,"abstract":"We address adaptive discrimination between the signal of interest and a sidelobe interferer. To this end, we propose a detector derived resorting to a GLRT implementation of the generalized Neyman-Pearson rule and a two-stage detection scheme. The adaptive detectors rely on secondary data, free of signal components, but sharing the statistical characterization of the noise in the cell under test, in order to guarantee the CFAR property.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128817198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sidelobe clutter modeling for land-based radars in mountainous terrain","authors":"T. S. Casey, G. Lefurjah, T. Foreman","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494631","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will introduce a new technique for modeling sidelobe clutter in mountainous terrain, while expanding upon our previous work in modeling three-dimensional aspects of clutter. The method was developed, in part, to overcome the limitations of electromagnetic parabolic wave equation (PWE) models with regards to complex antenna patterns. This technique also produces a more accurate representation of the clutter versus our previous methods.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125431204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Godrich, Vlad M. Chiriac, A. Haimovich, Rick S. Blum
{"title":"Target tracking in MIMO radar systems: Techniques and performance analysis","authors":"H. Godrich, Vlad M. Chiriac, A. Haimovich, Rick S. Blum","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494453","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, moving target tracking performance in multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar systems with distributed antennas and non-coherent processing is studied. Due to the use of multiple, widely distributed antennas, MIMO radar architectures support both centralized and decentralized tracking techniques. Each receiving radar may contribute to central processing by providing either raw data or partially/fully processed data. Estimation performance of centralized and decentralized tracking is analyzed through the Bayesian Cramer-Rao bound (BCRB). The BCRB offers insight into the effect of the radars geometric layout, the target location, and propagation path losses on tracking accuracies. It is shown that, with different propagation path loss, the manner in which decentralized estimations are combined in the fusion center effects the overall estimation performance. Two tracking algorithms are proposed, corresponding to respectively, a centralized and decentralized modes of operation. It is demonstrated that communication requirements and processing load may be reduced at a relatively low performance cost. Based on mission needs, the system may use either approach: centralized for high accuracy or decentralized for resource-aware tracking.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123361275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Passive bistatic WiMAX radar for marine surveillance","authors":"K. Chetty, K. Woodbridge, Hui Guo, G. Smith","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494627","url":null,"abstract":"In this study we investigate the feasibility of using passive bistatic radar to exploit WiMAX communication signals as transmitters of opportunity for marine surveillance. The range and Doppler characteristics of such a system are first assessed through ambiguity function analysis on a typical set of WiMAX data transmission waveforms. Theoretical simulations are then used to investigate the ability of passive WiMAX radar for detecting marine vessels within three busy shipping areas in the UK, and in the presence of noise and interference signals. The initial analysis shows a range resolution of 5.6 m is achievable. Additionally, the simulations demonstrate specific scenarios where WiMAX radar may be used as a low cost surveillance device for detecting both small and large marine vessels in port areas and open waters.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126465600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ash, K. Chetty, P. Brennan, J. McElwaine, C. Keylock
{"title":"FMCW radar imaging of avalanche-like snow movements","authors":"M. Ash, K. Chetty, P. Brennan, J. McElwaine, C. Keylock","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494643","url":null,"abstract":"High quality field measurements of avalanche flows are required for calibrating computational models which are an essential tool in managing the threat posed by these flows. In this paper we present a new C-band FMCW radar system developed at University College London for gathering highresolution avalanche flow data. The radar employs a full deramp hardware architecture, a diverse set of frequency ramps, and an 8-channel receiver array. We also show initial results of a small-scale field trial carried out using a single channel prototype radar deployed in a snow chute. The results are presented as range-time plots. A simple calculation of the expected flow velocity due to gravity agrees with the estimated experimental value. The results demonstrate the capability of the radar system to record high range resolution microwave images of snow movements. The experiments reported here were carried out as a precursor to full trials of the radar system during which images of full scale avalanche flows will be captured.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"252 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122203255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HF radar performance analysis based on AIS ship information","authors":"A. Dzvonkovskaya, H. Rohling","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494430","url":null,"abstract":"High-Frequency (HF) radars are operated in the 3–30 MHz frequency band. For oceanographic applications low transmit power HF radar systems have been developed, which use surface electromagnetic wave propagation along the salty ocean surface. The WERA HF radar system transmits a power of 30 watts but achieves detection ranges up to 200 km, which are far beyond the conventional microwave radar coverage. Hence the radar system can be used for coastal monitoring. Due to external noise, radio frequency interference, and sea clutter the radar detection capability is limited. Real measured radar data from the WERA system were recorded for a 12-hour period. The measured radar data were correlated with simultaneously available Automatic Identification System (AIS) information, which shows current ship position, speed, course and type. This paper presents statistical analysis of maximum detectable range and target reflectivity to estimate the radar performance in case of different cargo ship sizes. Based on the order-statistic constant false alarm rate (OS-CFAR) detection rule the potentially detectable target range and aspect angle of different ship categories were analyzed.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122285657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tracking based on graph theory applied to pairs of plots","authors":"Frederic Livernet, Olivier Cuilliere","doi":"10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494645","url":null,"abstract":"Multi platform, multi radar, multi air target tracking close to the coast is becoming increasingly complex because of: · The large number of data (radar plot) due to the environment and the number of sensors generate a combinatorial explosion of possible associations of plots for each track · The bias, errors positioning, sensors alignment, the data transmission delays between platforms, also strongly increase the possible number of false associations To manage the two constraints mentioned above, this paper introduces with a theoretical justification a new tracking filter based on graph theory using pairs of plots (GBPPT). The performances of this new tracking filter are illustrated on a real scenario in a difficult environment close to the coast.","PeriodicalId":125591,"journal":{"name":"2010 IEEE Radar Conference","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122301732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}